The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER Ii, 1887.

GAS soon as got up this morning he be-
gan to make up for his meanneSs. During
all the time was putting on my clothes he
was plnching my ears, tickling my neck,
and pulling my hair; but l never noticed
him in the least. AS soon as l was through
breakfast, took up my hat and left the
room, and have not been home since. /
have been away up the canal all day, bath
ing and fishing by turns
"Bathing!n exclaimed Pauline. "Arent
you afraid of being drownedg'
II wouldn't care if had been drowned
to-day! | feel so mad with brother"
ut would have broken your brothers
heart, said the girl, land think it would
have broken mine, too. | love you so
dearly, Milton, and it grieves me to hear
| you talk as you did Just now. hope you
didn't go bathing alon9?"
ooh, no; l went with lot of big boys"
Nv here did you get your dinner"
I'll had 5 cents in my pocket and
bought pint of cherries. Lori Miss Pau
line, look yonder. They are coming here as
sure as live! Sh-sh-"
Cautiously, breathlessly the two peered
through small opening in the vines, and
| beheld Virgil and Florine coming toward
the arbor. Florine'S arm was linked in her
companions, and, with her beautiful face
raised to his she was describing the
| grandeur of some place she had visited in
| Scotland, while he, with smiling counter
ance and sparkling eyes, was regarding her
in blissful silence
Pausing suddenly beside rosebush sew
eral yards from the arbor Florine placed
| her hand upon an exquisite white bud, and
was in the act of culling it, when Virgil
| gently removed her hand, saying:
ALLOW me, Miss Florine, if you please, to
cut the bud for you. You might bruise
| your hand by one of those thorns."
And, drawing from his pocket a small,
pearl-handle knife, he severed the flower
| from the parent stem and laid it in her
hand
| her fascinating smiles, you are very consid-
| eraten
| Going to a flower-bed several feet away,
she culled a rose geranium leaf and, tying
| the stems of the rosebud and the geranium
leaf together, she approached Virgil and
said:
"Allow me, Mr.. Paine, to fasten this little
bouquet to the lapel of your coat"
| II thought you were gathering those
| flowers for yourself, Miss Florine."
| "Oh, no." she returned, smiling, don't
you see am well adorned with flowers? l
have roses at my throat and waist and also
| in my hair"
81 trust you will not be offended if l de-
cline to wear those flowers" he said 81
like to see lady adorn herself with them,
but think it most disgusting in man to
have bouquet fastened to his coat"
THAT is your opinion" she said. MIR
Paine, will you not, after all my trouble,
wear this little bouquet. For my sake, you
will not refuseg'
He hesitated a second Then, unable to
resist the pleading of the beautiful creature,
he meekly allowed her to pin the little bou-
quet to the lapel of his coat.
'To please you, Miss Florine, l have
yielded to a custom most heartily abomi-
nate"
With these words, he drew the young
lady's arm in his own. The couple then
moved slowly toward the gate and passed
| out into the street.
"Oh, Miss Paulie, | do believe my dream
! is going to come true" cried Milton, as his
brother and Florine sauntered away. "Oh,
1 shall die! l shall diel"
And the little fellow threw himself pros
trate on the ground.
ooh, shall diel 1 shall die if they ever
get married." he moaned, burying his face
in the grass.
Get up, darlingl" said Pauline, bending
over the boy. Get up, Milton. Don't
trouble your mind about them They are
not worth it! If they ever get married, you
shall come and live with me, aud we shall be
as happy as the days are long. Only think
or Cle QellSnIIul evenings we Snall SpenQ To-
gether! And then every summer we'll go
to Louisa, where from sunrise to sunset,
we'll romp and run, go blackberry hunting
in the woods, and fishing in the creek"
"And riding, too" added the child.
Eyes, riding, too. Get up now, for my
sake"
He obeyed.
Miss Paulie, really believe am sick!
| have got a terrible headachen
"No wonder You have cried until you
have made yourself sickn
"How could help it, feel so sad and
miserable. Just feel my head, Miss Paulie.
It feels as if it will burst wide open"
Pauline placed her hand on the boys fore
head.
IF you cry any more. you'll have a
fever Come, let us go in the house, and |
will battle your face and comb your hairn
With these words they left the arbor and
entered the house by the back way, and
passed noiselessly up to the young lady's
boudoir Commanding the lad to sit down
she bathed his face and combed his hair
When she had done this, she kissed him on
the cheek, saying smilinglys
| Now, you are my sweet little Romeo
again. Now, come with me and 1 will give
you some dinner"
Milton arose and followed her down to
the dining room. where she placed before
him tempting dinner, to which he did full
justice.